Philips VRA231AT, Owner'S Manual

Introduction 3

Features

• Automatic Channel Setup
• Automatic Head Cleaner
• Automatic Operation Features
• Automatic Tracking Adjustment
• Blue Background
• Daylight-Saving Time
• Display Panel
• High Quality (HQ) System
• On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish
• One-Touch Recording
• Real-Time Counter
• Remote Control with capability to operate a Magnavox, Philips,

or Philips Magnavox TV

• Repeat Play
• Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse Searching; Still
• The VCR Plus+ Programming System
• Timer Recording

Safety Precautions

Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose
this equipment to rain or moisture.
Federal Communications Commission Warning: Any
unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment
void the user’s authority to operate it.

This VCR is equipped with a High Quality (HQ) system and is
compatible with existing Video Home System (VHS) equipment.
Philips Consumer Electronics Company recommends that you use
only video cassette tapes which are labeled with the        mark.
The use of other tapes may result in poor picture quality and
excessive deposits on the video heads, which may not be covered
by the warranty if damage occurs.

Note to the Cable TV System Installer: This reminder is
provided to call the Cable TV system installer’s attention to
Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code, which provides
guidelines for proper grounding – in particular, specifying that the
cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the
building, as close to the point of cable entry as possible.

As an E

NERGY

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TAR

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Partner, Philips Consumer

Electronics Company has determined that this product

meets the E

NERGY

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TAR

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guidelines for energy efficiency. E

NERGY

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TAR

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is a U.S. registered mark.

Using products with the E

NERGY

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TAR

®

label can save energy.

Saving energy reduces air pollution and lowers utility bills.

Copyright 1999 Philips Consumer Electronics Company. All rights
reserved. VCR Plus+

TM

and PlusCode

®

are registered trademarks of

Gemstar Development Corporation. The VCR Plus+ Programming system
is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

Welcome to your VCR owner’s manual.

This manual has six sections: Setting Up Your VCR; Description of Controls; Basic Operations; Recording;
Playing; and Information You May Need. The instructions explain all of the VCR’s features, which are listed
below. You cannot hurt your VCR by trying the features! So read on – and relax.

•  Your new product and its packaging

contain materials that can be recy-
cled and reused. Specialized compa-
nies can recycle your product to
increase the amount of reusable
materials and to minimize the
amount that needs to be properly
disposed.
Your product uses batteries that
should not be thrown away when
depleted but should be disposed of
as small chemical waste.
Please find out about the local regu-
lations on disposal of your old prod-
uct, batteries, and packaging when-
ever you replace existing equipment.

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